Oracle HFM vs SAP BusinessObjects EPM [EOL] comparison

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Oracle HFM

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle HFM

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Performance Management (8th)

SAP BusinessObjects EPM [EOL]

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

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Featured Reviews

Segun Oladele

Associate Manager, Accounting at BIC

Has supported financial consolidation through accurate reporting and global currency conversion

Oracle HFM is excellent for consolidation and reconciliation. It helps me see the general overview of the business across several locations. The drill-through reporting enhances accuracy in financial analysis. Oracle HFM has a schedule that requires reporting, especially one that ties back to my general ledger. I have to report each line item that comprises that number. It helps me fact-check reported numbers with a schedule. For example, with payables, Oracle HFM allows me to have a list of numbers reported per supplier. This provides comfort that the numbers are not fictitious. Additionally, it has a feature that performs fact-checking from P&L to balance sheet. For instance, if depreciation is reported, it must align with what is in the profit or loss account. These features ensure integrity in the reported numbers and allow for quick error detection while serving as a reconciliation tool. The currency conversion feature provides a global view from entity currency to local currency perspective, enabling value checks in different currencies for the company as a whole. In Nigeria, I report in Naira, and I don't need to report in my parent currency. The entity can report in their currency into Oracle HFM, and the parent company converts to their currency. By inputting budget rates, I can convert to any reporting currency, particularly the parent company currency. This feature saves time, increases speed, and allows the parent company to value its subsidiaries quickly. Regarding data integration capabilities for ensuring data consistency and accuracy, it deserves a high rating. For example, with inventory, if there is an impairment, the reported amount in P&L should match the balance sheet's inventory impairment. This level of checking provides confidence in the accuracy of reported figures.

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it_user746664

usiness Intelligence and Data ?arehouse Section Head & Pre-sales

It's very user-friendly and very rich in graphical analytics

* I noticed many improvement in SAP BusinessObject Functionality. Comparing it to the older releases of BO and always using one data source for analytics. One database or one data source only, but other releases have improved, adding new features for building the analytics. It builds on multiple data sources, not only one. * I found that Business Objects enriches their solution by adding more graphs and more report styles. The look and the feel has many improved features. * There are some functions added to the solutions to add more functionality to the product to enable the customer to do forecasting. For example, based on the circuit data, new functions for forecasting are included. So, this is a very powerful feature.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The equity pickup module not only looks at who owns who and at what percentage, it also looks at the relationships and determines the correct order of execution, including any mid level consolidations or currency translations needed."

"Oracle HFM is excellent for consolidation and reconciliation; it helps me see the general overview of the business across several locations."

"Time saving during accounting closing periods."

"It is an expensive product but delivers what it promises, ensuring regulatory compliance, reducing risks associated with spreadsheets, and providing a better return on investment based on usage."

"The versatile data is probably the most valuable feature, since you can access it through the web interface or through Microsoft Office based solutions like Excel, Excel Smart View, PowerPoint and Word."

"Oracle HFM is the most scalable solution in the market."

"You can bring in data from any source and from multiple sources, and you can consolidate that data in HFM."

"There are measurable benefits from using Oracle HFM as it reduces manpower and eliminates work duplication."

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"The key return has been the ability to connect from anywhere to a cloud-based platform, which has minimized the need to always be office-bound instead of spending time with our clients."

"Well I would like to think, and I believe it is the case, that every client that I’ve assisted with implementing BPC, has better control and more efficient/faster turnaround time with planning and budgeting."

"It's very user-friendly, easy for development, and faster learning, so when I implement solutions using BusinessObjects, I found the user adapts with the solution very fast rather than other tools."

Cons

"Yes I did have issues."

"The financial reporting tool hasn’t improved much since it was first implemented, and we are struggling with it."

"The solution has integration challenges. We need a simple tool that is fool-proof for the data that is submitted not only for consolidation purposes but also for performance management and reporting purposes."

"Integration is an area where it lacks and can be improved."

"The tool almost feels a little disconnected from some of the other tools, so you have to piece together multiple tools into one solution."

"Oracle HFM could be improved or enhanced in handling metadata or the dimensionality."

"In my first experience with Oracle HFM, navigating to input numbers was cumbersome."

"It's a difficult process to try to edit, configure, or change the business rules that exist and work within HFM."

More Oracle HFM cons

"There is actually quite a few issues with Excel. Normal Microsoft issues popping up where BPC and Excel are maybe not compatible, and there are cases where the size and speed causes Excel to crash."

"Add more functionality compared to Hyperion Essbase."

"The key one for us is to improve the ability to run BusinessObjects on earlier versions of Windows that are still being supported by Microsoft."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) uses the named user licensing model. There's different pricing depending on HFM and Essbase planning."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

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Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	11

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle HFM?

It depends on the discount offered by Oracle. It is an expensive product but delivers what it promises, ensuring regulatory compliance, reducing risks associated with spreadsheets, and providing a ...

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What needs improvement with Oracle HFM?

Oracle HFM could be improved or enhanced in handling metadata or the dimensionality. I currently handle updates in the dimension hierarchies and properties manually. There is a way for it to be cen...

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The usual use cases for Oracle HFM that I support are for financial institutions, crewing for ships, and an Australian airlines company. They use the application mainly for management reporting pur...

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Also Known As

HFM

BusinessObjects Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)

Overview

Oracle Hyperion Financial Management is a financial consolidation and reporting application built with advanced Web technology. It provides financial managers the ability to rapidly consolidate and report financial results, meet global regulatory requirements, reduce the cost of compliance and deliver confidence in the numbers.

Oracle

BusinessObjects Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) covers everything from planning, budgeting and forecasting to financial consolidation and disclosure management Ð and can help you take revenue and profitability to the next level. Capture objectives, determine initiatives, cascade scorecards and metrics throughout your organization and measure performance to drive accountability and keep goals on track.

SAP

Sample Customers

B&B Hotels, Goldwind, Drake & Scull

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